Google Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/google/ The Future of Media Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:51:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://pressgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/09/cropped-Press-Gazette_favicon-32x32.jpg Google Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/google/ 32 32 Penske AI Overviews lawsuit dismissed because ‘no formal bargain’ struck with Google https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/penske-ai-overviews-lawsuit-dismissed-because-no-formal-bargain-struck-with-google/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:52:57 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=257614 Google AI Overview appearing for search for Digger reviews. Stories from The Guardian, Empire and Vocal cited.

Publishers 'voluntarily acceded' to zero price for Google crawling, judge finds.

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]]> A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Penske Media Corporation against Google over the loss of traffic and revenue as a result of AI Overviews.

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]]> Who’s suing AI and who’s signing latest: OpenAI signs first India deals https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:24:11 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=224907

Full round-up of publishers versus AI litigation and licensing deals around the world.

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]]> OpenAI has signed partnership deals with India’s two largest newspaper groups.

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]]> Footballco says AI assistant helped it reach 1bn+ World Cup page views https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/footballco-says-ai-assistant-helped-it-reach-1bn-world-cup-page-views/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:28:03 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256634 Goal.com World Cup homepage led by picture of Lionel Messi

AI drives audience and affiliate revenue during 2026 World Cup for Goal publisher.

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]]> AI helped traffic at football website Goal grow by 42% during the 2026 World Cup compared to the previous tournament, publisher Footballco has said.

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]]> One-click link in articles adds publishers to Google users’ ‘preferred source’ for Top Stories and AI search https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-preferred-source-article-users-curate-sources-top-stories-ai-overview-search/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:35:42 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256399 Google 'preferred source' button rolls out for UK publishers. Picture: Google

New feature rollout comes amid concerns over referrals drop from AI search summaries.

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]]> Google has added a new feature enabling users to pick a newsbrand as a “preferred source” in search results with one click while reading one of their articles.

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]]> Traffic to 10 biggest US news websites down a third in two years https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/traffic-to-10-biggest-us-news-websites-down-a-third-in-two-years/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:42:33 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256269 Homepages for four of the biggest news websites in the US on 19 August 2026: New York Times, Fox News, CNN and People

How overall and search traffic has declined at major news websites, largely since 2024 peak.

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]]> Combined traffic to the ten biggest news websites in the US is down by almost a third compared to two years ago, new analysis shows.

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]]> Charity websites hit by rollout of Google AI answers https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/charity-websites-hit-by-rollout-of-google-ai-answers/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:11:39 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256159 Health-related search results are replaced by AI-written summaries

Extensive Google AI summaries of health-related searches take traffic from charities.

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]]> UK charities have reported declining web traffic as readers get information from AI-generated answers rather than trusted expert sources.

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]]> How Hello! fought back after saying goodbye to Google Discover traffic https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/how-hello-fought-back-after-saying-goodbye-to-google-discover-traffic/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:24:25 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=255437 Hello! chief content officer Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon and screenshot of the Hello! website homepage

Hello! is making the most of platforms like Apple News and MSN while it builds paid memberships.

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]]> Celebrity and royal magazine brand Hello! has “plugged the gap” from lost advertising revenue from Google Discover page views by boosting content syndication.

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]]> image4 What the Maro dashboard can look like, including measures of success for the website, AI answers, MSN and Apple News. Picture: Maro People Inc not blocking Google ‘at the moment’ as it rolls out digital subscriptions https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/people-inc-not-blocking-google-at-the-moment-as-it-rolls-out-digital-subscriptions/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:27:42 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=255847 People Inc chief executive Neil Vogel speaks at Press Gazette's Media Strategy Network USA event in March 2025

People Inc (formerly IAC) reveals 2% revenue fall in second quarter.

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]]> People Inc CEO Neil Vogel has said the publisher won’t be blocking Google yet despite falling referral traffic.

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]]> Screenshot2026-08-05113420 New initiatives at People Inc across events, subscriptions and distribution. Picture: People Inc Q2 2026 earnings presentation The prisoner’s dilemma: Why UK publishers are signing Google AI deals https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-deals-uk-publishers/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:55:05 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=255765 Picture of male prisoner dressed in suit shown from neck down. He is wearing handcuffs held up towards the camera with a brown envelope in his hands

Is short-term revenue and traffic being prioritised over long-term health of news industry?

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]]> AI deals being offered to UK publishers by Google were described to Press Gazette by one well-placed industry source as a case of the “prisoner’s dilemma”.

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]]> Australia to tax Meta if it doesn’t pay news publishers https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/australia-to-tax-meta-if-it-doesnt-pay-news-publishers/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:20:03 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=252082 A picture of a phone and social media apps in front of the Australian flag.

News Bargaining Incentive to levy Google, Meta and Tiktok unless they sign commercial news deals.

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]]> Update 3 August 2026: The Australian government has tweaked how its planned News Bargaining Incentive levy will apply to tech giants.

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